France hands back two out of five army bases to Senegal
Two of the five French army bases in Senegal were officially handed over to the local authorities on March 7th,...
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Violence continues in South Sudan with UN helicopter shot at
More people have been killed in South Sudan after a UN helicopter came under fire with the country's fragile peace...
International court urged to recognise UAE complicity in genocide
Sudan is accusing the UAE of genocide, in a request lodged at the International court of Appeal, the UN’s highest...
Mali: Foreign artisanal gold miners licenses suspended
Mali announced it will suspend licenses for foreign artisanal gold mining companies after a string of fatal accidents. According to...
Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire plead Sahel states rejoin ECOWAS
Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire have asked that Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger rejoin the Economic Community of West African States...
As Syria falls, Russia sets sights on Libya’s strategic prize
Russian forces have bolstered their presence in Libya as Moscow's international focus shifts from Syria to the Sahel. As per...
Sudan: Military leader proposes plan for constitutional transition
Sudanese military leader, General Abdel-Fattah Burhan, said that his country has proposed a potential "roadmap" for constitutional transition and the...
Key military figure arrested in South Sudan, risking peace deal
South Sudanese forces have arrested a senior military official allied with first vice president Riek Machar and deployed troops around...
Sahel: the new global centre of terrorism
The Sahel region in Africa is now the global centre of terrorism, according to a report by the Global Terrorism...
Rapid Support Forces sign transitional Sudanese constitution
Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, together with Sudanese allied groups have signed a transitional constitution on March 4th, according to...
Sahel region named the most dangerous in the world.
According to a Global Terrorism Index, the Sahel region in Africa has become one of the most dangerous places in...
WFP suspends aid to Zamzam refugee camp in Sudan
The World Food Program (WFP) was forced to suspend food distribution in Sudan’s Zamzam Refugee Camp due to violent clashes...
UN says more than 200 children raped as a tactic of war in Sudan
UN agency, UNICEF, has said that more than 200 children have been raped as a tactic of war in Sudan...
Jordan affirms support for Sudanese government
Jordan has rejected the idea of a parallel government in Sudan, describing the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) as undermining...
Turkey calls for Sudan ceasefire as humanitarian crisis worsens
Turkey has called for a ceasefire in Sudan as the humanitarian crisis worsens with more than 20,000 people dead and...
